Wednesday, July 05, 2006

"Find Your Spot" Website

A friend recently told me about this website - findyourspot.com. The website asks you a series of questions (ie about the weather, sporting events, activities you like to do, etc) and then uses your responses to help determine a list of cities that you might like to live in.

I am not sure if I agree with my list because neither Atlanta nor DC are on the list and I love those 2 cities. Here's my list:

Charleston, South Carolina Cosmopolitan Southern CityFort Sumter, the scene of the first shots of the Civil War, overlooks this city's harbor...
Population: 562,700 Average Home Price: $270,000 Precipitation: 52" Snow: 0"

Orlando, Florida Florida’s Entertainment CapitalIn this entertainment mecca, you can wrestle alligators at Gatorland or have lunch with Mickey Mouse…
Population: 1,645,000 Average Home Price: $265,000 Precipitation: 50" Snow: 0"

Houston, Texas City of ExcitementTexas won its independence from Mexico at a battle fought here in 1836; the city became the capital of the Republic of Texas...
Population: 4,420,000 Average Home Price: $180,000 Precipitation: 48" Snow: 0"

Tampa, Florida Paradise on the BayThis Florida town's annual Gasparilla Pirate Fest includes a parade, an arts festival, and a "pirate invasion"…
Population: 2,500,000 Average Home Price: $257,000 Precipitation: 49" Snow: 0"

Austin, Texas City of the Violet CrownThis "Hill Country" capital boasts 12,000 acres of greenbelt and undeveloped land used for recreation…
Population: 656,600 Average Home Price: $154,000 Precipitation: 31" Snow: 1"
Norfolk, Virginia Heart of the Hampton RoadsThis spot was the only American city completely destroyed and rebuilt in the Revolutionary War; a British cannonball in St. Paul's Church wall is a reminder…
Population: 1,606,000 Average Home Price: $182,000 Precipitation: 45" Snow: 7"

Dallas, Texas The Star of the Lone Star StateAlthough one of the country's largest cities, this spot is the least densely populated metropolitan area in the world…
Population: 3,743,000 Average Home Price: $207,000 Precipitation: 33" Snow: 3"

Fort Worth, Texas Where the West BeginsThe first "washateria" (laundromat) opened in this town on April 18, 1934 with four machines…
Population: 534,700 Average Home Price: $135,000 Precipitation: 32" Snow: 3"

Chesapeake-Virginia Beach, Virginia The Southern Tidewater RegionThis Virginia beach town's annual Neptune Festival features sports competitions, an arts and crafts show, and a Grand Ball…
Population: 624,000 Average Home Price: $252,000 Precipitation: 45" Snow: 1"
Jacksonville, Florida Florida’s First CoastHere in Florida’s “youngest city” the median age is just 32…
Population: 778,000 Average Home Price: $242,000 Precipitation: 54" Snow: 0"

West Palm Beach, Florida The Gold CoastThis famous Florida spot hosts "Sunfest," the state's largest music and art festival on the waterfront…
Population: 1,216,000 Average Home Price: $430,000 Precipitation: 60" Snow: 0"

Charlotte, North Carolina The Queen CityHome to First Union and Bank of America, this spot is renowned as a financial center…
Population: 1,335,000 Average Home Price: $232,000 Precipitation: 43" Snow: 6"

San Antonio, Texas Three Centuries of CultureCobblestone walkways wind past restaurants and shops along this city's famous Paseo del Rio, or RiverWalk…
Population: 1,144,650 Average Home Price: $160,000 Precipitation: 30" Snow: 1"

Brownsville, Texas On the Border, By the SeaThis town at the southern tip of Texas began as Fort Brown, built to support the U.S. claim to the Rio Grande as a southern border…
Population: 139,700 Average Home Price: $100,000 Precipitation: 25" Snow: 0"

Augusta, Georgia Georgia’s Garden CityThe Masters golf tournament is held in this Georgia town each year…
Population: 484,000 Average Home Price: $121,000 Precipitation: 42" Snow: 0"
Memphis, Tennessee Home of the Delta BluesThis city's famous Beale Street gave birth to Blues, Rock 'n' Roll, and legends such as BB King and Elvis Presley…
Population: 650,000 Average Home Price: $150,000 Precipitation: 49" Snow: 3"

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Big City on the PlainsLocated in the heart of America, visitors to this town can use water taxis to visit restaurants and shops in the famous Bricktown district…
Population: 523,000 Average Home Price: $141,000 Precipitation: 32" Snow: 9"

Louisville, Kentucky Home of the Kentucky DerbyThis beautiful river city was home to Colonel Harland Sanders, founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken…
Population: 248,000 Average Home Price: $186,000 Precipitation: 43" Snow: 17"

McAllen, Texas City of PalmsThis lush spot in Rio Grande country is a birdwatcher's paradise, home each April to the Texas Tropics Nature Festival...
Population: 106,400 Average Home Price: $120,000 Precipitation: 26" Snow: 0"

Nashville, Tennessee Music City, U.S.A.Though best known for its music, this spot also boasts the Hermitage, home to Andrew Jackson, Americas first president from the wild "West"…
Population: 545,500 Average Home Price: $169,000 Precipitation: 46" Snow: 11"

Galveston, Texas An Island OasisIt snows once a year in this city on the Gulf of Mexico - when the snowmaking machine is turned on during the Dickens Christmas festival…
Population: 57,000 Average Home Price: $175,000 Precipitation: 42" Snow: 0"

Miami, Florida The Gold CoastThis exciting Florida melting pot city draws on West Indian, Cuban, African, European and Native American heritages…
Population: 376,800 Average Home Price: $432,000 Precipitation: 60" Snow: 0"

Richmond, Virginia Rising Star of the SouthPatrick Henry made his famous "give me liberty or give me death" speech at Saint John's Episcopal Church in this city in 1775…
Population: 198,000 Average Home Price: $240,000 Precipitation: 43" Snow: 14"

Clearwater, Florida City of Gold Medal BeachesOnce you're done playing in the sun and sand, you can ride the world's largest speedboat in this unique city...
Population: 109,000 Average Home Price: $187,000 Precipitation: 51" Snow: 0"

1 comment:

Greg and Callie said...

That is funny - my top two were Las Vegas and Little Rock Arkansas, go figure how it comes up with that combo... I didn't see Gainesville or Phoenix on my list either, uh oh!!

btw, I love all of your recent blogs, and you can feel free to share any relationship advice w/ Greg that you would like !!

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